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How I’m Getting in the Christmas Spirit

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15 Dec

Hello! How are you? I’m good. I should probably schedule a therapy appointment to talk through that bee debacle from yesterday. But other than that I managed to avoid any bee interactions on my run this morning!

I am ramping up for Christmas, but not in the usual ways. Even though I LOVE Christmas decorations and lights and music – I’m not decorating my lil home. This is because:

a.) I’m lazy

b.) … uh, I’ll finish this later.

But I am getting in the holiday spirit by doing the following super festive things:

1. Painting my nails a super sparkly red. I love this color!

candy cane nails

2. Gearing up for either being invited to a Christmas Party (fingers crossed) or running a Christmas race.

This year ProCompression made “Ugly Sweater” inspired socks.

love holiday running 1 (450x800)

3. Dressing up as Santa and her elf…

cat santa

This is a double win because now he’s mad at me. That sounds bad but is actually a good way to keep cat fur off my leggings. Boom.

4. Running.

This gets me in a happy spirit in general. Timing it up near the holidays is just a bonus.

Sidenote: I ran out of my full size sunblock this morning and grabbed this travel sized sunblock. Um, I never noticed before but I like the smell of this. It’s still sunblock, but a lot more pleasant than the last one I bought.

good smell sunblock (450x800)

5. Christmas shopping!

I have a great idea for a group gift for my family. I want to tell you but I think my mom might check the blog when I don’t answer my phone to see if I’m alive and I don’t want to risk her finding out!! (I could just answer my phone, but I am not ready to commit to that.)

rer tank (600x800)

6. Thinking about baked goods.

Okay, I do this all the time but this is for gift purposes. Last year I made the Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Rolls to give away. They were a huge hit! But I want to make something else this year. I want to have ‘my thing’ = a specific cookie, cake, bread that I make super well and everyone likes.

I was thinking about making brownies. I think they’re universally liked, you can eat them any time (I kind of thought the cinnamon rolls were best in the morning but didn’t hand them out in the morning so not ideal), they’re a little fancier than cookies (I think?)…

My parents’ neighbor sends over brownies every year on Christmas morning and they’re really good and we look forward to it! So, I’m kind of copying her / using that as inspiration. I wouldn’t think that my fam would get so excited about brownies, but they’re so good and it’s a special thing just this time of year.

marzipan chocolate cinnamon rolls 1 (800x450)

I was thinking about doing a bundt cake but I kind of want it in individual servings to make it easier.

Thoughts? Brownies? Cinnamon rolls again? Cookies?

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    1. Marissa Mooney says

      2016-12-17 at 7:22 am

      We made PW cinnamon rolls for our neighbors this year! Yummo! And the hubs always makes peppermint fudge 🙂

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    2. Lea says

      2016-12-16 at 11:27 am

      Mini bundt cakes molds are great. Brownie batter can be used, too, so everyone gets crunchy/chewy edges and gooey middle like this recipe: https://smittenkitchen.com/2016/02/belgian-brownie-cakelets/

      Or this recipe but use a holiday cookie cutter: https://smittenkitchen.com/2011/02/white-and-dark-hearted-brownies/

      Can’t wait to see what you make. Cheers!

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      • Run Eat Repeat says

        2016-12-16 at 7:10 pm

        Thank you! I was thinking of a big bundt cake too!

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    3. Pippa says

      2016-12-16 at 9:56 am

      I’m going to get in the Christmas spirit by getting a Shellac manicure (oxblood red), treating myself to a Christmas coffee, and buying myself a present- the holidays are always tough for me, and I recently got made reduntant which has made matters a little trickier! But a small gift for myself always helps me feel festive. Oh, and wrapping presents. I loooove wrapping presents.

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      • Run Eat Repeat says

        2016-12-16 at 7:12 pm

        That’s a good plan. The holidays can be rough and I feel like there’s so much pressure to be holly jolly. Hope it’s a good one for you. xoxox

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    4. Karen says

      2016-12-16 at 7:47 am

      Ooo for running gear that’s festive, have you checked out the sweater leggings at target? I just ran a santa race and wore them over my regular compression gear (it was super cold!!). They worked like a dream, and everyone wanted to know where to get their own.

      For stuff to make to give away, you could try the chocolate pretzel things that are made with kisses and m&ms. Not super high tech, but you can pick your kiss flavors and m&m colors, and then you can eat the ones that get messed up – which in my opinion is the best part!

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    5. Suzanne P says

      2016-12-16 at 5:26 am

      I make ”nutchos”….it’s the best thing on earth!! Peanut butter chips, chocolate chips, peanuts/nuts and crushed salty chips! Sooo delicious! It’s my secret recipe! shhh! 🙂

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      • Run Eat Repeat says

        2016-12-16 at 6:44 am

        Secret recipe! Now I’m extra curious!!

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        • Suzanne P says

          2016-12-16 at 10:08 am

          Its just a bag of each! But people often can’t pin point that it’s actually potato chips in them! Salty and savory….best of both worlds! 🙂

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    6. Sally @ sweat out the small stuff says

      2016-12-16 at 4:58 am

      You have to make my rum cake. It’s so good. Well it’s not mine. Just look up “golden rum cake” on Allrecipes dot com.
      My grandma used to make it all the time and I took over. People beg me to make it. And it tastes so good for breakfast the next day.

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      • Run Eat Repeat says

        2016-12-16 at 6:45 am

        Oooh! This reminds me one year I made a bundt cake with port – I got the recipe from a winery I visited. And I think I made it too strong because my family can drink and they even said it was strong!

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    7. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

      2016-12-15 at 7:33 pm

      I love the Christmas outfit with your cat so much. His expression is priceless.

      Charmaine Ng
      Architecture & Lifestyle Blog

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      • Run Eat Repeat says

        2016-12-16 at 6:45 am

        Ha! He puts up with a lot 😉

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    8. Diana Fitts says

      2016-12-15 at 7:02 pm

      I wish I had a need for sunblock today! Even though we need to rain in California, I’m definitely not used to running in it and not having the sunrise to light my morning run.
      Diana
      http://betterthanalive.com

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      • Run Eat Repeat says

        2016-12-16 at 6:46 am

        Agree! The dark mornings make it so hard to get out and going.

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    9. Christine @ BookishlyB says

      2016-12-15 at 5:20 pm

      Peanut butter balls! I have made them every year and have finally found an amazing recipe (Sally’s Baking Addiction Peanut Butter M&M Truffles, or something like that). People ask me for them, there that good.

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      • Run Eat Repeat says

        2016-12-16 at 6:46 am

        Ooooh! I’m going to look this up.

        Reply

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